IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi announced that he would send specialists to WEAEU within the next few days if ongoing negotiations are successful. This is stated in his statement, published on the evening of August 23..

“I continue to consult very actively and intensively with all parties so that this vital mission of the IAEA can be carried out? without further delay. The presence of the IAEA will help stabilize the nuclear safety and security situation at the site and reduce the risk of a serious nuclear accident in Europe. The mission is expected to take place within the next few days if ongoing negotiations are successful,"

According to him, Ukraine informed the IAEA that as a result of shelling on Saturday (August 20) and Sunday (August 21), the ZNPP infrastructure was damaged, including a laboratory and chemical facilities.. In addition, Ukraine stated that shelling on Monday (August 22) damaged the transformers of a nearby thermal power plant, which led to the disconnection of the power line connecting this station? from ZNPP for several hours, after which it was restored? later that day.

In addition to the restored backup line to the CHPP, ZNPP has one operating transmission line connecting it to the grid, out of four such lines. Reliable off-grid power is essential to nuclear safety. This requirement is one of the seven mandatory pillars of nuclear and nuclear security that the Director General outlined at the start of the conflict.

Ukraine has separately informed the IAEA that ten of the country's 15 nuclear power reactors are currently connected to the grid, including two at the ZNPP, three at the Rivne Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), three at the South Ukraine NPP and two at the Khmelnytsky NPP.

President Zelensky at a press conference following the summit of the international Crimean platform in Kyiv announced that Ukraine was ready to provide a corridor for the arrival of the UN and IAEA mission to the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, which is under the occupation of Russian troops.

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As reported, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna on Tuesday morning had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during which she called for the speedy deployment of an IAEA expert mission at the Zaporozhye NPP.

After the conversation between the Presidents of France and Russia, Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to International Organizations in Vienna, said that the IAEA mission to the Zaporozhye NPP could take place in September.

Europe's largest nuclear power plant - Zaporozhye - the Russians have turned into an effective weapon against Ukraine. The strategic plan is as simple as possible - to scare the consequences of a possible nuclear catastrophe. And force Ukraine to negotiate in order to stop the war and fix the status quo. Read more in Nikolai Tesla's article \?